Bottle seal



Aug@ 24 1926 C. H. RASMUSSEN BOTTLE SEAL Filed July 2O. 1925 IN VENTOR yWMA/MM Imaam UNITED Patented Aug. 24, i925.

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y BOTTLE SEAL..

Appiigafibniiiermiy zajis'zl seriai No. 44,868.

My invention relates to complete' closures' for containers, such' asbottles or jars, `in 'fot the closure'd container 'with yits inwardlywhich a closure proper is applied to the' container to hermetically'seall it and, protect the contents against deterioration'until thecontents are to be used when it is removed. iissociated therewith I usea slip or dust cap,

, preferably made lof seamless, drawn metal which is secured to theclosure .proper until the latter is to beV removed. and which 1sthereafter used to close the container to maintain the contents in aclean and sanitary con-` dition until they are used up. it is my objectto produce a simple, cheap and sanitary closure and cap, the closuremember of which can be applied to containers by existing machinery andwhich does not necessarily require a specially finished bottle or jar inorder that it may be used.

in the drawing I have shown embodiments oi' complete closure applied toa bottle. Fig. l is a side view, partly in section, oi" oneform of myimproved structure; Fig. 2 a like view of the structure of Fig. l withthe closure proper removed and the slip cap in place; Fig. 3 a bottomview of the slip cap; Fig. 4r a detail, sectional View of the slip capand closure proper ot Figs. l, 2 and 3 interlocked On a bottle; Fig. 5 alike view of the slip cap in position for removal from the permanentclosure; Fig. 6 a sectional view of a modilied closure proper and theslip cap associated therewith; and Fig. 7 a side View of the slip capshownin Fig. 6.

In the form shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, 4 and 5 the bottle or othercontainer l has the regular crown finished lip 2. rhe closure proper isthe regular cap composed of a metal shell 3, with a depending skirtprovided with a plurality oi corrugations 4 and a sealing gasket 5 andis affixed to the lip of the bottle in the usual manner. The slip cap ispreferably made of drawn,

iii-use A,the slip cap is vpushed over-the top upper lends will engagethe bottom edgev of the closure proper when the slip capis rin placethereon.

l To open the container the slip cap is twist,-

ed slightly-and pulled 01T, exposing the clo-` sure proper'. rlhis isthen removed in the usual manner after which the slipv cap can beslipped on or off the container, protecting the contents fromcontamination. AThe slip cap, being preferably seamless, can loe-easilycleaned and kept in sanitary condition.

ln the inodied Jform shown in Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown how a slip capmay be lrictionally secured to a closure proper. The closure proper l0,may have a smooth skirt llinstead of the corrugated one of a crown cap,is spun over the lip of the bottle and the slip cap l2 has a series otinwardly extending projections 13 so located and proportioned that theywill frictionally engage the skirt of the closure proper and lsecure theslip cap to the closure pro-per. The slip cap is pulled OilI and theclosure proper removed after which the slip cap is used in the usualmanner. Y l am aware that specially finishedv bottles have been made towhich bottles both the permanent, or closure proper, and the slip caphave been secured but my invention contemplates the hermetic sealing ofthe container at the packing'house with a closure pro-per and a slip capwhich engages the closure proper instead of the container itself so thatit cannot come off in transit or on the dealers shelf. The user canremove the slip cap without the use of tools and after the closureproper is removed the slip cap can be used in the usual manner.

I claim l. As a new article of manufacture, a slip cap `tor containershaving in combination a top and depending walls, side Walls beingprovided with a plurality of inwardly extending projections in positionto have their upper ends co-act with a container closure on a container,whereby the slip cap is secured to the closure and held againstaccidental displacement.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a container closure comprising a`closure proper provided with a top and a skirt, the skirt of which isadapted to engage a lip on a container, and a slip cap coniposedof a topand side walls, the side walls being provided with inwardly extendingprojections so located and proportioned that they will pass over theskirt of the closure proper and encomposed of a top and sidewalls, thesidel walls having inwardly extending .projec-V tions therein andadapted to t over the crown cap with the upper ends of the projectionson the slip cap engaging the lower ends ot the corrugations on the crownskirt to prevent accidental separation of the two.

In testimony-whereof I have affixed my signature. Y Y

CHARLES H. RASMUSSEN.

